"I'm looking forward to finding someone in life that I can be truly happy with. Hope is the most exciting thing there is in life, and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come"

"I speak my mind sometimes at inappropriate times, and I get kicked around an awful lot for that. But I don't mean to be intrusive. I just kind of feel that sometimes things need to be said, and if they don't get said, I kind of tend to burst"

"We [his parents] had a few disagreements about it at first because when I decided to give up on high school. It's always hard for me to understand that someone might have a problem with what I'm doing. I guess I'm kind of a self-involved person, but I don't think there are many actors who aren't"

 "I don't particularly like fame, to tell you the truth. Being able to live your life in any way you feel fit is something that very few people understand unless they lose it. And you can't lose that. Like on the internet I believe it says I'm an alcoholic. It's ridiculous. I'm 21. You don't want your grandmother reading that. Thank god my grandmother doesn't have a computer!"

 "I don't think there's any problem with being a teen idol if you can handle it, if that's what comes. It's such an insane business. There's this standard you have to be in order to be a teen idol. I dunno if I could handle that"

 "My most prized possession...I don't know. I'm not into things, man...I got a hat and a guitar. Jeez, I sound all bohemian and cheesy"

 "I was so naive. I thought I'd go to Hollywood, make a million bucks, then move to Paris and paint. Then I realized it's not that easy to do things the way you want to in Hollywood- or even to do them at all"

"There seems to be a kind of Noxzema feel about my group of actors. Responsibility and cleanliness are in. It doesn't mean there isn't any debauchery in Hollywood anymore; that's always going to be here. Not that anybody's been pushing me into rock 'n' roll lifestyle- it's just not chic anymore. Moderation is a pretty big word among the people I know. There's practically around at the moment; it's pretty unexciting, actually. But I've been lucky enough to play a couple of dirty characters onscreen and that's good because you don't want everything to become sterile. You don't want to lose the messiness of life"

"That's the thing about real movie stars that I'll never have. When real movie stars walk into a room, it's all about them. They know it and everybody else knows it. I like to fly under the radar. I try, anyway"

"I find it odd how much attention has been paid to my personal life. I hardly ever read what's written about me, so I'm the last one to know what's being said, but if I even so much as say hello to an actress I barely know, later I'll hear that it was printed in a paper that we're an item"

 "It's not scary to make a horror film because you get to pull back the curtain and see that none of it's real. When you're watching one, the terror bombards you"

"I look at my dad [a building owner-manager] as an example of a good life. He doesn't work too much, so he's able to put his family first"

"I've had my heart broken, and it's not fun. But I'd rather have my heart broken than break someone else's heart"

"I always wanted to get out (in the world) and see what was there...what defines me is wanderlust"

"It's hard for me to work closely with a girl and not completely fall in love with her as a person"

"I think I'm a genuinely mixed-up person. I'm aware of being goofed-up and just happy to be going through it. I'm a guy who likes to explore. I'm just looking for the next adventure"

"Fame is not something I seek. I don't get angry about attention but I don't enjoy it either"

"I spend too much time figuring out what's right and what's wrong and I don't just do things"

"Hope is the most exciting thing in life and if you honestly believe that love is out there, it will come. And even if it doesn't come straight away there is still that chance all through your life that it will"

"I'm very 'spur of the moment'. I'm always trying to think of fun things to do to create a memory"

 "If it ever gets to a point where I can't walk down the street in peace, that'll be a drag, because I like to see the world the way it is and not from the balcony of a hotel"

 "My friends will always tell me if I'm being different and, every once in a while, they'll bring me back down to earth. I've had the same friends for a long time. I think that says a lot about me, but it also says a lot about them. To be honest, it's a lot harder for them"

 "I think I'm pretty understanding. Relationships are so complicated though. When I'm with a girl, I'd rather talk about her than me. I'd rather know more about her. I already know about myself. If she wants to know about me, I'll tell her about me. I can be quite open"

"I auditioned for this play and I got the part. I got up on stage and people were clapping...It was exciting. I felt like I had a place"